Rare Trish Traveler Posted February 3, 2023 #1 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Sorry this is so late. I'm just too busy to write a full review, so I will try to post random pictures. We were finally able to arrange this cruise to replace a cancelled March 2022. We sailed on the Celebrity Equinox out of Ft. Lauderdale for 9 nights, November 3-12 visiting Grand Cayman, Aruba, Curacao (1st time – WOO-HOO) and Bonaire. The cruise was fantastic, with mostly great weather. The crew was terrific. Thoroughly enjoyed the food, drinks and entertainment.The ship is in good shape. Some age showing on our balcony, but most everything else looked fine. Below pics from embarkation day. My DH loved the jerk chicken at dinner in the MDR. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Trish Traveler Posted February 3, 2023 Author #2 Share Posted February 3, 2023 One of many beautiful sunsets. A colorful production show called Topper, I think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Trish Traveler Posted February 3, 2023 Author #3 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Grand Cayman. We didn't take a tour here. Visited Sunset House for some nice snorkeling and afterwards drinks(great rum punch), appetizers and views at their bar. The pool shown is only for resort guests. I just wanted a picture of the mermaid statue. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Trish Traveler Posted February 3, 2023 Author #4 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Relaxing sea day. I believe that drink is the French Caribbean- delicious. A beautiful, though ominous sunset. I love the contrast! Light breakfast from the Sanctuary. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Trish Traveler Posted February 3, 2023 Author #5 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Caught this amazing shot of a ship (too far to identify it) directly under a rainbow. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loracpin2 Posted February 3, 2023 #6 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Have sailed the EQUINOX 5 times. FANTASTIC CRUISE EVERY TRIP!!!!! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Trish Traveler Posted February 3, 2023 Author #7 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Aruba- We chose to enjoy the early part of the day walking around the port and town. We were lucky to be back on the ship before the afternoon thunderstorms hit the beach areas of Aruba and then later by the ship still docked in port. Treated to a double rainbow. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Trish Traveler Posted February 3, 2023 Author #8 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Curacao - We took an independent tour here. Fantastic tour of Curacao with Jaentree of Fascinating Taxi & Tours. We pre-booked through Viator for this shore excursion for our cruise port stop. It was our first time to the island and we had a long port stop, so we were thrilled to be able to take the 5 hour Nature Lovers Tour to see the nature side of Curacao, which also left us plenty of time to explore the city of Willemstad on our own. First photo below is from Shete Boka National Park cliffs which would normally have much higher waves crashing, but due to a tropical storm further north it was calming the waters here. Still beautiful. Octopus painted tree was very cool to see. Next two pictures are from Playa Pikado where you can swim with turtles. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Trish Traveler Posted February 3, 2023 Author #9 Share Posted February 3, 2023 That's Piskado above, not Pikado. The next beach stop was beautiful Kenepa beach/Klein Knip. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Trish Traveler Posted February 3, 2023 Author #10 Share Posted February 3, 2023 The Williwood neighborhood sign. And treated to a sighting of wild flamingos!! Fantastic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare horseymike Posted February 3, 2023 #11 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Beautiful pictures. Thanks for sharing them with us here on CC. Glad you enjoyed your cruise 🚢 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Trish Traveler Posted February 3, 2023 Author #12 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Later on our own exploring beautiful Curacao seeing the Rif Fort, Queen Emma floating bridge, and the iconic colorful Handelskade buildings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Trish Traveler Posted February 3, 2023 Author #13 Share Posted February 3, 2023 On the Punda side of the bridge we strolled and enjoyed all the colorful murals and art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Trish Traveler Posted February 3, 2023 Author #14 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Our ship stayed in Curacao till 10pm, so we were able to enjoy a sunset and the amazing lights of Willemstad, including the arched blue lights on the Queen Emma bridge! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Trish Traveler Posted February 3, 2023 Author #15 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Bonaire - We did an independent tour here also with a great company called Voyager Tours. We were on the 3 1/2 hour Combi North/South Tour. Photos show the 1000 steps beach, more fantastic wild flamingos at Gato Lake and a beautiful Christian monument on top of Seru Largu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Trish Traveler Posted February 3, 2023 Author #16 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Also on the tour we saw the salt piles and the slave huts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Trish Traveler Posted February 3, 2023 Author #17 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Equinox in port at Bonaire and the Umbrella restaurant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Trish Traveler Posted February 3, 2023 Author #18 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Some delicious Equinox buffet food and back in Port Everglades. The cruise was wonderful. Hope you enjoyed this quick, random photo review. Thanks to all the CC members who help me with my research every time I cruise!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lola2013 Posted February 3, 2023 #19 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Your photos are beautiful. We board Equinox next week for the ABCs and Puerta Plata. I’m anxious to get back to my first Celebrity ship. Thanks 😎 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarKay525 Posted February 3, 2023 #20 Share Posted February 3, 2023 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Trish Traveler said: Our ship stayed in Curacao till 10pm, so we were able to enjoy a sunset <snip>! Absolutely beautiful. With your permission, I'd like to add it to the sunset collection hanging in my home office. We took the same cruise in September and Hurricane Ian was with us the entire trip, so most of our pictures involve rain! Yours are spectacular. Edited February 3, 2023 by MarKay525 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Trish Traveler Posted February 3, 2023 Author #21 Share Posted February 3, 2023 40 minutes ago, horseymike said: Beautiful pictures. Thanks for sharing them with us here on CC. Glad you enjoyed your cruise 🚢 Thank you. We sure did enjoy the cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Trish Traveler Posted February 3, 2023 Author #22 Share Posted February 3, 2023 17 minutes ago, lola2013 said: Your photos are beautiful. We board Equinox next week for the ABCs and Puerta Plata. I’m anxious to get back to my first Celebrity ship. Thanks 😎 Thank you. Have a great cruise! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Trish Traveler Posted February 3, 2023 Author #23 Share Posted February 3, 2023 3 minutes ago, MarKay525 said: Absolutely beautiful. With your permission, I'd like to add it to the sunset collection hanging in my home office. We took the same cruise in September and Hurricane Ian was with us the entire trip, so most of our pictures involve rain! Sure you can use it. I'm just an amateur photographer enjoying vacation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarKay525 Posted February 3, 2023 #24 Share Posted February 3, 2023 4 minutes ago, Trish Traveler said: Sure you can use it. I'm just an amateur photographer enjoying vacation. Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Trish Traveler Posted February 3, 2023 Author #25 Share Posted February 3, 2023 One last set of pictures to add. Most of the decor in the public areas of the Equinox was very nice and tasteful. But I wanted to add some of the unusual art around the ship on the Equinox. Most of this odd art is found in the stairwells. And although I didn't care for some of it, it did get my attention which is what art should do I guess. Crayon drawings, hankies, knick-knacks, etc.... it does get you talking about the art. The worst was the piece in our cabin with the lady's face scratched out. What mysogynist thought that was nice art for a cabin? 😲 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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